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NIST Posts Initial Analysis of RFI Comments on Cybersecurity Framework for Critical Infrastructure
Release Date: 05/16/2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has posted an initial analysis of hundreds of comments submitted by industry and the … more

Terracotta and Cement Roofs Vulnerable in Wildfires, NIST Study Finds
Release Date: 05/14/2013

Although made of fire-resistant materials, terracotta and cement roof tiles are vulnerable to penetration by windblown embers generated in … more

Innovation in Spectroscopy Could Improve Greenhouse Gas Detection
Release Date: 05/14/2013

Detecting greenhouse gases in the atmosphere could soon become far easier with the help of an innovative technique* developed by a team at the … more

Conferences and Events
Safeguarding Health Information: Building Assurance through HIPAA Security - 2013
May 21-22, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) … more

Information Technology Security Day, Gaithersburg
May 21, 2013

The NIST Information Technology Security Day is hosted annually as a means to heighten DOC and NIST user awareness of information technology … more

NIST Health IT Symposium Series - May 2013
May 22, 2013

To introduce health IT R&D to NIST's researchers working in health IT and to increase collaborations. more